London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Merton 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| First attendances | Total attendances | Total sessions (All clinics) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born In | Total 1967-71 | ||||
| 1972 | 1971 | 1967-70 | |||
| — | 54 | 1491 | 1545 | 2121 | 266 |
Dental Care
The number of expectant and nursing mothers treated in 1972
was slightly less than in 1971, but there was a slight increase in the
numbers of pre-school children treated.
The number of three and four year old children treated in the Borough continues to be well above the national average.
| Examined | Commenced treatment | Completed course of treatment | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 37 | 33 | 26 | ||||||||
| Children under 5 | 610 | 332 | 330 | ||||||||
| Scaling and gum treatment | Fillings | Teeth otherwise conserved | Extractions | General anaesthetics | Dentures | X-Rays | |||||
| Full | Part | ||||||||||
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 13 | 64 | - | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Children under 5 | 39 | 823 | 29 | 41 | 19 | — | — | 8 | |||
Developmental Clinic
This is a clinic held twice monthly for children with suspected
developmental delay. The children are seen by Dr. Rona Maclean,
a consultant at the Manor Hospital, and one of the local Authority's
doctors with training in assessing children with special needs. Also
in attendance and playing a particularly important part is the Area
Co-ordinator of Social Services.
The children are seen in an informal setting with special emphasis
on the needs of the whole family in relation to what services
the Borough is able to offer to improve the child's potential. This entails
close co-operation with various services, including the school
psychological service, speech therapy, physiotherapy, audiology service
and social workers.
In any child in whom there is severe delay and special education
will be appropriate, a home visit is made in addition by the local
authority doctor.
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